We encountered a wee problem at the 27th Street Book Box today. I took the photo which accompanies this post this morning on my way out to physio and as you can see the box is good and full with many excellent books. At some… Read More
As we’re into the nicer weather, the 27th Street Book Box is seeing more action and right now there is an excellent selection of books to choose from. This little library is located in front of our place on lower 27th Street, a few houses… Read More
There are some excellent selections today at the 27th Street Book Box. I can recommend Inishowen by Joseph O’Connor and also an excellent compendium of Indian writing, not to mention a biography of the late Doc Watson. These books are of course free for the… Read More
There are some great selections currently in the 27th Street box. If you’re in the area, stop by, take some books or leave a book or two for others to enjoy. The book box is located at 15 Twenty-seventh St in Long Branch….just up from… Read More
We’re fairly well-known in the neighbourhood for hosting the 27th St. Book box in front of our house. The other day, somebody made the generous gesture of leaving a heaping big bag of books on our porch. Given that the book box is more or… Read More
There are some excellent selections in the 27th Street book box right now. For fans of Nordic-noir fiction, check out The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen. And I see a Canadian classic has returned – Solomon Gursky was Here by Mordecai Richler. If… Read More
One of our most excellent neighbours came by a few days ago and dropped off a bag of books for the book box. I replaced some of the books that have been in there for some time with new ones…..so if you haven’t been by… Read More
Some readers will recall that we recently created the 27th Street Book Box out of junk and stocked it with a number of books. We’re very please at how the book box has been embraced in the neighbourhood. Lots of books have been both taken… Read More
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